Scott Skiles

He has faced the Chicago Bulls as a Cleveland Cavalier in Cleveland. And he has faced the Bulls as a member of the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena. But Sunday at the United Center will be different. Luol Deng will be going back home. For the first time in an opposing uniform. "Obviously, I was there since I just turned 19. I left at 28, so I was there a long time. So there's definitely going to be emotion," the Heat forward said while looking ahead to Sunday's 1 p.m. nationally televised game against the Bulls. "I think it's more of seeing the people that really work at the United Center, more than anything. I've seen my teammates; I've seen...

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